Mabel’s BBQ also renamed as Mabel’s B & Q (but sign was never changed) is located in the Palms Hotel/Casino located not too far from the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada. This full service restaurant and bar is by Multi Award Wining, James Beard Wining and Celebrity Chef Michael Simon.

Inside it’s casual with traditional tables, half booths, and bar seating.

The menu changes from time to time and is quite a bit different than from my last visit.

We try the Brisket with Pastrami Spice, Turkey Pastrami, Shells & Cheese, and Smoked Watermelon Salad (feta, lime, mint, almonds)

The Winners or Hits here (today anyway) are –

Turkey Pastrami – Moist- Delicious – only mildly tasting like pastrami but that’s fine.

Pickles – Delicious and full of interesting good flavors

Whipped Brown Sugar Butter – Delicious – It might even make an old sneaker edible

The not so good today (Misses) –

Brisket with Pastrami Spices – All but the slice on top are DRY and have a layer of Jello-ee FAT that I peel off and only have boring dry crumbling brisket that also lacks smoke.

Biscuit is dry – but is edible only because of the whipped brown sugar butter

Macaroni and cheese taste weird. I couldn’t keep eating it to figure out what was in it.

Smoked Watermelon salad tasted like watermelon mixed with ashtray contents.

That was my 2025 trip to Mabel’s BBQ. Or is it or was Mabel’s Bar & Q?

It was just announced that The upcoming closure is expected around September 12TH 2025.

*****SOON TO BE CLOSED FOR BUSINESS*********

4321 W Flamingo Road Las Vegas NV (at The Palms)

702-944-5931

www.Palms.com

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Wild Fig BBQ is located in the Sun City part of Summerlin Las Vegas Nevada. They do not have seating inside but do have about five outdoor tables so most people do take out. The menu changes some from time to time but they usually offer brisket, pulled pork, smoked turkey breast, pastrami, spare ribs, house made sausage, smoked tri tip, and specials. You can get combo platters, sandwiches, side dishes, party platters, desserts, and more!

On our first visit we tried brisket, turkey, pulled pork, corn muffins, pickles, Brussels sprouts, macaroni and cheese and a pastrami sandwich. (and yes we had a bunch of food for maybe two more meals.

Everything from visit one was very good. From visit one our top favorite was the pastrami sandwich. At that time is was the best in all the land. Our second favorite might have been the turkey or the pork? The brisket was good but the pastrami shined so much more.

2nd pastrami sandwich was “to go.” This one still is very good but was different. It was SUPER JIGGLY……and slightly less smoked and less seasoned. (I preferred the first one that was more melt in your mouth and seasoned and smoked just so…….. but others might prefer this 2nd version because some people go crazy for jiggly)

We tried more sides – Chili Crisp Rice (tasty but slightly too spicy for me and I do like spicy), Macaroni and Cheese (pretty good but prefer without the red stuff on it) Favorite side was the BBQ Eggplant. Brussels Sprouts were good.

Wagyu Brisket Special was amazing!

Turkey again very good!

The sauces are very good! I like the orange chipotle BBQ the best.

Wild Fig BBQ is Worth a Fork!

Wild Fig BBQ

9555 Del Web Blvd Las Vegas NV

702-575-9515

www.WildFigBBQ.com

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Born & Raised is a 24/7 Bar, Restaurant, and Gaming Type of Place with three locations around Las Vegas Nevada. The Centennial (North/West Location) has a large patio that wraps around a bit. As you enter a wall of shrunken golden skulls is in front of you.

to the one side is a bar area with lots of big screen TVs.

To the other sidet is a large bar with gaming, high top tables and half booths.

I tried the Bar Signature Salad (Greens, Blackened Chicken, Strawberries, Oranges, Pistachios, Goat Cheese with Strawberry Vinaigrette).

The chicken was warm and moist. All the flavors go together well. This is a tasty salad. It’s also large and I took about 1/2 home.

my husband tried the Mexico City Burger (Prime Patty, Pepper Jack Cheese, Onion Ring, Pickled Jalapeño, Chipotle Mayo but left off as requested) The problem is that he asked for Medium-Rare and got well done.

The other problem is that this burger was in pieces . He picked it up and a piece fell off.

Then another piece fell off.

nobody checked on us until we were done.

Good Salad, very average service, and POOR BURGERS.

Hit & Miss

Born & Raised

4670 N Kevin Way Las Vegas NV

702-202-4991

www.BornandRaisedLV.com

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Louie Louie Fried Chicken is a semi-Fast-food type of wing, chicken fingers, sandwich, and fries type of place located in the North/West part of Las Vegas Nevada. You order and pay at the counter and they run out your order when it’s ready (about seven minutes).

I tried a combo platter of a chicken sandwich with fries and a soda.

My sandwich has Louie Louie sauce, pickles, and slaw on it and I asked for medium heat. NOTICE THAT SANDWICH LOOKS RUNNY.

The fries and soda are very good BUT –

I take out the sandwich and it’s such a mess I can’t eat it as a sandwich.

I pull out one of the two chicken tenders.

It isn’t tender.

It’s dry and stringy.

My husband also got dry tenders in his chicken sandwich.

We also tried the macaroni and cheese.

It’s almost good. The flour taste isn’t cooked out so you taste flour.

Well the fries and soda were good.

That was my trip to Louie Louie Fried Chicken.

Louie Louie Fried Chicken 4412 N Rancho Dr. Las Vegas NV

702-992-3059

www.LouieLouieFriedChicken.com

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Honey Salt is an American Farm to Table Type of full service restaurant located in the Summerlin part of Las Vegas Nevada. It’s been slightly redecorated since my last visit.

Old look below – They always had lots of homey things inside including some vintage salt and pepper shakers. These shelves are gone now but they still have some homey things around and a few salt and pepper shakers. They also used to have a mirror collection on one of the walls.

Below is how it currently looks.

Today I tried the Fried Chicken Sandwich that comes with a small Caesar Salad. (called Biloxi Buttermilk Fried Chicken Sandwich)

The chicken is fried nicely and is a generous portion. It’s juicy and tasty and is also adorned with slaw, the right amount of House Durkee’s dressing and pickle chips. The Caesar salad is tasty and has a nice amount of grated cheese on it. The croutons in it taste house made and are very good..

We also shared a side of Macaroni and Cheese with Kale.

For my taste the pasta is a bit soft but maybe they are going for Southern style? It is very creamy but doesn’t taste like cheese sauce to us. At first I thought it was a cream cheese taste but in saucier bites it was more sour like a sour cream taste.’

To be honest it didn’t taste this way last time to us. Last time the dominate flavor was cheese. If they used sour cream last time they used much less.

Below is from last tome.

My husband had a burger medium-rare (called backyard burger – cheddar, caramelized onion, tomato jam)

It was cooked to medium-rare as requested and was a very good burger served with freshly made hot fries with fluffy centers.

I took half my sandwich home so I could fit in some dessert.

To my surprise the Key Lime pie is big enough to feed FOUR people.

It’s very good with a tasty sweet moist crust taste like brown sugar, butter, and a little cinnamon. A nicely made curd and fluffy caramelized meringue.

The menu changes from time to time. These items not on the menu at the moment but could be on the menu again.

Honey Salt is certainly Worth a Try!

Honey Salt

1031 S Rampart Blvd Las Vegas NV

702-445-6100

www.HoneySalt.com

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Jackson’s Bar & Grill is a 24/7 Bar, Gaming, Restaurant type of place. After months of hundreds of people on Facebook (some days over 500 ) praising this establishment I felt the need to try it. The Specialty of the house are the $20. Steaks.

This place is located in Las Vegas Nevada not too far from the Las Vegas Strip.

It’s not a fancy place. You walk past the bar to the dining rooms and seat yourself.

We Ordered Steaks.

I tried the filet mignon (2 – 6 oz filets with chefs vegetable and your choice of side….I picked baked potato and added onions with mushrooms)

My favorite part of the plate is the baked potato. It’s large and fluffy inside. It taste good with the added butter. I don’t usually add sour cream to my plain baked potatoes. But I would be extra FRIGHTENED to add their sour cream.

They offer ACIDIFIED naturally and artificially flavored sour cream…….That sounds horrifying.

anyways

The steak is cooked to my request of medium-rare. But the steak is tough and also lacks flavor. The green beans are not very appetizing. I like the onions with mushrooms and the baked potato is very good.

My husband tries the 16oz. Ribeye medium-rare with onion rings.

He thought it was OK for a cheap steak. He said if it was better he would have eaten the whole steak. The onion rings are fried nicely.

If you enjoy steaks possible tough, hard to cut and chew. and no matter what they taste like then this place is for you.

Not the best.

That was my trip to-

Jackson’s Bar and Grill

6020 W Flamingo Road Las Vegas NV

702-362-2116

www.JacksonsBarandGrill.com

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